Building Societies

The Leeds launches green additional borrowing for home energy upgrades

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new stream of green additional borrowing aimed at...

Newcastle for Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates

Newcastle for Intermediaries has cut rates across its residential mortgage range, reducing pricing by...

The Cambridge wins ESG Project of the Year for Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society’s Rent to Home initiative has been named ESG Project of...

The Suffolk reduces fixed rates across expat and buy-to-let ranges

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates by up to 20 basis points across 10...

The Cambridge invests £1m to tackle inequality and housing challenges

The Cambridge Building Society is investing £1 million into Greater Cambridge Impact, a social...

Skipton brings brokers and developers together to drive sustainable housing agenda

Skipton Building Society has brought together brokers, developers, and sustainability specialists at its head...

West Brom cuts mortgage rates to aid first-time buyers and remortgagers

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its core two-year and three-year mortgage...

The Coventry cuts mortgage rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced rates across its mortgage range, with new products launching...

Hanley Economic names new chair as Nick Jordan steps down

Hanley Economic Building Society has confirmed that Ian Henley will become its new chair...

Family Building Society cuts rates and simplifies buy-to-let range

Family Building Society has announced rate reductions across its owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgage products,...

The Vernon launches new range for complex prime borrowers

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new range of complex prime mortgages aimed at...

The Cambridge launches free online event to guide first-time buyers

The Cambridge Building Society is hosting a free online session to help first-time buyers...

Furness Building Society expands buy-to-let range with new rates

Furness Building Society has expanded its buy-to-let offering with a range of new and...

Nationwide drops mortgage rates to 3.64% in latest round of cuts

Nationwide Building Society will reduce rates across its mortgage range on Wednesday, with cuts...

COMMENT

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FORTO Finance launches with focus on expat mortgage market

FORTO Finance has launched in the UK mortgage and protection market following a pilot...

Just Mortgages appoints Gina McLaren as Midlands area director

Just Mortgages has expanded the management team within its self-employed division with the appointment...

Brokers value access to underwriters over slick technology

Mortgage brokers would rather have access to an underwriter than a sophisticated lender portal...

Imperial Chartered and Cornerstone golf day raises £11,000 for MNDA

Imperial Chartered and Cornerstone Finance Group have raised more than £11,000 for the Motor...

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